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subdue
sub·due S0838300 (səb-do͞o′, -dyo͞o′)tr.v. sub·dued, sub·du·ing, sub·dues 1. To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.2. a. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome: subdued the wild horse; subdued the rebellion in the party ranks.b. To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down: I was unable to subdue my excitement about the upcoming holiday.3. To bring (land) under cultivation: Farmers subdued the arid lands of Australia.
[Middle English subduen, alteration (influenced by Latin subdere, to subject) of Old French suduire, to seduce, from Latin subdūcere, to withdraw (probably influenced by Latin sēdūcere, to seduce) : sub-, away; see sub- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
sub·du′a·ble adj.sub·du′er n.subdue (səbˈdjuː) vb (tr) , -dues, -duing or -dued1. to establish ascendancy over by force2. to overcome and bring under control, as by intimidation or persuasion3. to hold in check or repress (feelings, emotions, etc)4. to render less intense or less conspicuous[C14 sobdue, from Old French soduire to mislead, from Latin subdūcere to remove; English sense influenced by Latin subdere to subject] subˈduable adj subˈduably adv subˈdual nsub•due (səbˈdu, -ˈdyu)
v.t. -dued, -du•ing. 1. to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul. 2. to overpower by superior force; overcome. 3. to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation. 4. to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.). 5. to bring (land) under cultivation. 6. to reduce the intensity, force, or vividness of (sound, light, color, etc.); tone down; soften. 7. to allay (inflammation, infection, etc.). [1350–1400; Middle English so(b)duen, so(b)dewen < Anglo-French *soduer to overcome, Old French soduire to deceive, seduce < Latin subdūcere to withdraw (see subduct)] sub•du′a•ble, adj. sub•du′a•bly, adv. sub•du′er, n. syn: See defeat. subdue- mortify - From Latin, meaning "kill or subdue the flesh," it originally meant "to kill," then "to destroy the vitality or vigor of," before it took on its present meaning.
- pacify - Can mean "to subdue by armed action."
- subdue - From Latin subducere, "draw from below."
- tame - Came from Indo-European dom-, "tame, subdue."
subdue
Past participle: subdued
Gerund: subduing
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| I subdue | | you subdue | | he/she/it subdues | | we subdue | | you subdue | | they subdue |
| Preterite |
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| I subdued | | you subdued | | he/she/it subdued | | we subdued | | you subdued | | they subdued |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am subduing | | you are subduing | | he/she/it is subduing | | we are subduing | | you are subduing | | they are subduing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have subdued | | you have subdued | | he/she/it has subdued | | we have subdued | | you have subdued | | they have subdued |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was subduing | | you were subduing | | he/she/it was subduing | | we were subduing | | you were subduing | | they were subduing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had subdued | | you had subdued | | he/she/it had subdued | | we had subdued | | you had subdued | | they had subdued |
| Future |
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| I will subdue | | you will subdue | | he/she/it will subdue | | we will subdue | | you will subdue | | they will subdue |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have subdued | | you will have subdued | | he/she/it will have subdued | | we will have subdued | | you will have subdued | | they will have subdued |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be subduing | | you will be subduing | | he/she/it will be subduing | | we will be subduing | | you will be subduing | | they will be subduing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been subduing | | you have been subduing | | he/she/it has been subduing | | we have been subduing | | you have been subduing | | they have been subduing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been subduing | | you will have been subduing | | he/she/it will have been subduing | | we will have been subduing | | you will have been subduing | | they will have been subduing |
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| I had been subduing | | you had been subduing | | he/she/it had been subduing | | we had been subduing | | you had been subduing | | they had been subduing |
| Conditional |
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| I would subdue | | you would subdue | | he/she/it would subdue | | we would subdue | | you would subdue | | they would subdue |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have subdued | | you would have subdued | | he/she/it would have subdued | | we would have subdued | | you would have subdued | | they would have subdued |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | subdue - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"quash, repress, subjugate, keep down, reducecrush, oppress, suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" | | 2. | subdue - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curbblink away, blink, wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"dampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"choke back, choke down, choke off - suppress; "He choked down his rage"silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"quell, squelch, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"muffle, stifle, strangle, repress, smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | | 3. | subdue - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"mortify, crucifymortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetitescurb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | | 4. | subdue - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"surmount, master, overcome, get overbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"bulldog - throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo | | 5. | subdue - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"subordinatelour, lower - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" | | 6. | subdue - correct by punishment or disciplinetame, chastenalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
subdueverb1. overcome, defeat, master, break, control, discipline, crush, humble, put down, conquer, tame, overpower, overrun, trample, quell, triumph over, get the better of, vanquish, beat down, get under control, get the upper hand over, gain ascendancy over They admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.2. moderate, control, check, suppress, soften, repress, mellow, tone down, quieten down He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
moderate provoke, arouse, stir up, awaken, agitate, incite, whip up, wakensubdueverb1. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.Informal: trim, whip.Slang: ace, lick.Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.2. To make or become less severe or extreme:moderate, mute, qualify, soften, tame, temper, tone down.Translationssubdue (səbˈdjuː) verb to conquer, overcome or bring under control. After months of fighting the rebels were subdued. 征服 征服subˈdued adjective quiet; not bright or lively. subdued voices; He seems subdued today. 柔和的，溫順的 柔和的，温顺的 subdue
Synonyms for subdueverb overcomeSynonyms- overcome
- defeat
- master
- break
- control
- discipline
- crush
- humble
- put down
- conquer
- tame
- overpower
- overrun
- trample
- quell
- triumph over
- get the better of
- vanquish
- beat down
- get under control
- get the upper hand over
- gain ascendancy over
verb moderateSynonyms- moderate
- control
- check
- suppress
- soften
- repress
- mellow
- tone down
- quieten down
Antonyms- provoke
- arouse
- stir up
- awaken
- agitate
- incite
- whip up
- waken
Synonyms for subdueverb to win a victory over, as in battle or a competitionSynonyms- beat
- best
- conquer
- defeat
- master
- overcome
- prevail against
- rout
- subjugate
- surmount
- triumph over
- vanquish
- worst
- trim
- whip
- ace
- lick
verb to make or become less severe or extremeSynonyms- moderate
- mute
- qualify
- soften
- tame
- temper
- tone down
Synonyms for subdueverb put down by force or intimidationSynonyms- quash
- repress
- subjugate
- keep down
- reduce
Related Wordsverb to put down by force or authoritySynonyms- conquer
- inhibit
- stamp down
- suppress
- curb
Related Words- blink away
- blink
- wink
- dampen
- stifle
- choke back
- choke down
- choke off
- silence
- still
- hush
- hush up
- quieten
- shut up
- burke
- quell
- squelch
- quench
- muffle
- strangle
- repress
- smother
- curb
- hold in
- control
- moderate
- contain
- check
- hold
verb hold within limits and controlSynonymsRelated Words- mortify
- curb
- hold in
- control
- moderate
- contain
- check
- hold
verb get on top ofSynonyms- surmount
- master
- overcome
- get over
Related Words- beat
- beat out
- vanquish
- trounce
- crush
- shell
- bulldog
verb make subordinate, dependent, or subservientSynonymsRelated Wordsverb correct by punishment or disciplineSynonymsRelated Words |